Good afternoon, friends. My goodness, it’s been a long time since I’ve had you over for tea.  Thanks for being patient, while I got my act together.  It’s been a long journey, and I won’t bore you with the details, but I’m hoping to be back at it now.  It’s raining, the perfect weather for a nice hot cup of tea.  Won’t you sit awhile, sip and chat, with me?

(This series will return to its normal 8AM Sunday time slot next week)

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: my blog turned SIX yesterday.  I completely forgot about it, until WordPress reminded me.  I can’t believe it’s been six years already.  I love this community, and hope to continue on for many years to come!!  Thank you all for making this possible in my little corner of the blogisphere.  ❤

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: we got to go play with Stella and Layla, the two chihuahua’s Lys was sitting for.  You might remember Stella from awhile back.  She’s hubby’s favorite little pup.  Look to the left, and you can see Layla’s ear.  She was sitting on Alyssa! lol

Neil & Stella, chilling, watching the Yankee game.

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: how sad I am that my beloved Yankees didn’t make the World Series.  So, baseball season is over for  me, but I will be quietly rooting for the Washington Nationals to win it all!

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: how good it feels to be writing again.  I am taking it slowly, and you may find I take a few days to answer your comments.  I’m sorry, but there are days I am not on my computer or WordPress, at all.  I’ll catch up.  I promise!

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I went to church today.  This is the first time since the middle of July.  I was greeted by so many hugs.  It was so nice to see everyone, again!! And I finally felt myself relax.  I know it’s because I was in the house of our Lord, and He had me no matter what.  It’s truly the way I got through this illness, I prayed, every chance I had.  He listened.  God is so good.

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: the autumn colors are really starting to pop around my neighborhood.  I love the golden yellows, russets and oranges, green and browns, of the leaves.  This is my favorite season, and I’m always sad to see it go.  I am NOT a fan of winter. Brrrrr!

As for the week ahead:

If we were sipping tea, basking in the sun and talking I would tell you: it will be a quiet one for me.  I am still recuperating, and not rushing into anything.  But I’m so happy to be feeling human again!! Until next week…